Look what my lawnmower man just came home with … a bigger, badder grass cutting, road grating, snow plowing machine. As you can see the drought left less grass to cut and grass cutting season is almost over. His reply: That’s why I don’t have to start making payments on it until April! What was he thinking?
I think I need to rent the movie, “Think Like a Man,” or he’ll never hear the end of it!
Several Sandhill Cranes moved freely about the Thousand Trails Orlando RV Resort and Nature Preserve where we spent a week’s vacation in June. They were so accustomed to their campground habitat that they were not the least bit intimidated by a goofy tourist with a big black eye mingling among the flock.
Photo of the Week series: Every Sunday in 2012 I will either share a photo from my archives or something new I just can’t wait to get feedback on for future art shows/exhibits.
Blogger participation: My hope is to receive enough input on each week’s photo to later post a Bloggers’ Choice of the Month and wrap up 2012 with a Bloggers’ Choice of the Year.
This beauty with the black blotches and iridescent blue spots is a Giant Leopard Moth, also referred to as Eyed Tiger Moth. I found him outside the Publix grocery near the Thousand Trails Orlando Nature Preserve Campground and RV Resort. I captured him and took him back to our vacation cabin so I could take these photos.
Photo of the Week series: Every Sunday in 2012 I will either share a photo from my archives or something new I just can’t wait to get feedback on for future art shows/exhibits.
Blogger participation: My hope is to receive enough input on each week’s photo to later post a Bloggers’ Choice of the Month and wrap up 2012 with a Bloggers’ Choice of the Year.
My daughter’s tomboyish friend caught this cute little lizard during our June vacation at Thousand Trails Orlando Nature Preserve and RV Resort. She held it against the brown wood siding of our cabin so I could take a couple close-ups and this green Anole quickly turned brown before my camera’s eye.
I read on a Google search that “Anoles do not change color voluntarily. They change unwillingly, but it still has significance. A green Anole that is solid green, is in good health. If a green Anole is brown for a prolonged period of time, it is either very stressed, or very ill. If a green Anole is temporarily brown it may be frightened, or cold – meaning it is darker to easily absorb more heat.”
I’m certain this one was just frightened. I’m glad I said no to “Can we keep it, can we keep it, pllleeeaaasssseee!” If I had said yes, they would have found a way to sneak a Green Tree Frog, two stray cats and a 10-pound tortoise into their luggage … sure grounds for immediate revocation of our campground membership!
Photo of the Week series: Every Sunday in 2012 I will either share a photo from my archives or something new I just can’t wait to get feedback on for future art shows/exhibits.
Blogger participation: My hope is to receive enough input on each week’s photo to later post a Bloggers’ Choice of the Month and wrap up 2012 with a Bloggers’ Choice of the Year.
I know nothing about tree frogs, so I can’t be 100 percent sure that this cute little amphibian we found in our hot tub on our cabin deck at the Orlando Thousand Trails Nature Preserve and RV Resort is the American Green Tree Frog.
I have read that they “call” or ”sing” to attract mates and defend territories. This one was a real crooner.
Photo of the Week series: Every Sunday in 2012 I will either share a photo from my archives or something new I just can’t wait to get feedback on for future art shows/exhibits.
Blogger participation: My hope is to receive enough input on each week’s photo to later post a Bloggers’ Choice of the Month and wrap up 2012 with a Bloggers’ Choice of the Year.
Photography is my passion. My photolosophy reveals more about me than words could say.
